Remote control cooking apparatus with stackable cookers

• US 5,535,664 A
• Filed: 10/23/1995
• Issued: 07/16/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Paul Rokowski
• Original Assignee: Paul Rokowski
• Inventors: Rokowski, Paul
• Primary Examiner(s): Simone, Timothy F.
• Application Number:
  US08/546,698
• Time in Patent Office: 267 Days
• Field of Search: 99/324, 99/325, 99/331-333, 99/337, 99/338, 99/422, 99/423, 99/424, 99/448-450, 99/482, 99/339, 99/340, 99/357, 126/373, 126/374, 119/51.11, 219/448, 219/452, 219/453, 219/486, 219/487, 219/483, 219/501, 219/506, 219/714, 340/825.06, 340/825.07, 340/825.16, 340/825.17
• US Class Current: 99/331
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 36/321 the electronic control being performed over a network, e.g. by means of a handheld device
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 37/0704 with horizontal fire box

Abstract

A remote control cooking apparatus with stackable cookers including a base. The base has an outer wall, an inner wall and is supported by three support legs. Included is a heating element between the outer wall and the inner wall. An electrical conductor prong is provided. The electrical conductor prong is in communication with the heating element and has a top prong and a bottom prong. Also, included is a rheostat timer. The timer has and a female receptacle capable of coupling with the bottom prong of the electrical conductor prong of the base. A top cylindrical cooker is provided. The cooker has a side wall with an upper cooking plate therebetween. The top cooker has a top rheostat. A cover for placement over the top cooker is included. Lastly, three cylindrical cookers are provided. Each cooker has a side wall with a cooking plate and a rheostat with male prongs and a female receptacle, each of the three cookers are seated one on top of another and the base, with the top cooker seated thereon to form a stacked cooking apparatus.

Claims

1. A remote control cooking apparatus with stackable cookers for cooking food comprising in combination:

a kettle shaped base having a top edge, a bottom, and an outer wall and an inner wall therebetween, the base having three support legs extending from the bottom along the outer wall, a heating element positioned between the outer wall and the inner wall, an L-shaped electrical conductor prong having an L-top prong and an L-bottom prong, the L-top positioned adjacent the inner wall and extending upwardly, the L-bottom extending from the inner wall to a position slightly beyond the outer wall and adjacent the top edge, the L-shaped electrical conductor prong being in communication with the heating element;

a rheostat timer having a cord extending therefrom and a female receptacle therein and opposite the cord, the female receptacle capable of receiving therein the L-bottom prong of the L-shaped electrical conductor prong of the base;

a top cylindrical cooker having an upper edge and a side wall with an upper cooking plate therebetween, the side wall having an inner surface and an outer surface, the upper cooking plate being spaced from the upper edge and extending slightly beyond the side wall, the upper cooking plate having a heating element contained therein, the top cooker having positioned along the inner surface of the side wall a top rheostat with a rectangular housing unit, the rheostat being in communication with the heating element of the upper cooking plate, the housing unit having a female receptacle and a knob for control of current to the heating element of the upper cooking plate;

a dome shaped cover having an outer surface with a handle along an upper portion of the outer surface, the dome cover capable of being seated onto the top cooker;

three cylindrical cookers with each cooker having a top edge and a side wall with a cooking plate therebetween, the side wall having an inner surface and an outer surface, each cooking plate being spaced from the top edge and extending slightly beyond the side wall, each cooking plate having a heating element contained therein, each cooker having positioned along the inner surface of the side wall a rheostat with a rectangular housing unit, each rheostat being in communication with the heating element of each cooking plate and an adjustable knob, each housing unit having male prongs extending upwardly therefrom and a female receptacle at an end opposite the male prongs, each of the three cookers being capable of being seated one on top of another of the three cookers with the male prongs of one of the cookers coupling with the female receptacle of another of the cookers, any one of the cookers capable of being seated on the base having the female receptacle coupling the L-top prong of the base, while any one of the cookers being capable of having seated thereon the top cylindrical cooker with the cover thereon to form a stacked cooking apparatus; and

a decoder device being attached to the rheostat timer capable of receiving a coded signal from a transmitter in communication with a telephone, the coded signals received by the decoder device activate the rheostat timer of the base which in-turn allows current to flow to the top rheostat and each rheostat of the three cylindrical cookers, each heating element being activated by current flow will cook food positioned in the base, on the top cylindrical cooker and on the three cylindrical cookers.

2. A remote control cooking apparatus with stackable cookers comprising:

a kettle shaped base having an outer wall, an inner wall and being supported by three support legs extending therefrom, a heating element positioned between the outer wall and the inner wall, an L-shaped electrical conductor prong being in communication with the heating element and having a L-top prong and a L-bottom prong;

a rheostat timer having and a female receptacle capable of receiving therein the L-bottom prong of the L-shaped electrical conductor prong of the base;

a top cylindrical cooker having an upper edge and a side wall with an upper cooking plate therebetween, the upper cooking plate having a heating element contained therein, the top cooker having a top rheostat being in communication with the heating element and having a housing unit,

a dome shaped cover capable of being seated onto the top cooker; and

three cylindrical cookers with each cooker having a top edge and a side wall with a cooking plate therebetween, each cooker having a rheostat with male prongs and a female receptacle, each cooking plate having a heating element contained therein and being in communication with each rheostat, each of the three cookers being capable of being seated one on top of another of the three cookers, any one of the cookers capable of being seated on the base, while any one of the cookers being capable of having seated thereon the top cylindrical cooker with the cover thereon to form a stacked cooking apparatus.

3. The remote control cooking apparatus with stackable cookers as set forth in claim 2 wherein the support legs are proportionately spaced.

4. The remote control cooking apparatus with stackable cookers as set forth in claim 2 wherein the base has a top edge and a bottom edge and the L-bottom extends from the inner wall to a position slightly beyond the outer wall and adjacent the top edge.

5. The remote control cooking apparatus with stackable cookers as set forth in claim 2 wherein the rheostat timer having a cord extending therefrom for passing current to the rheostat timer.

6. The remote control cooking apparatus with stackable cookers as set forth in claim 2 wherein the housing unit of the top rheostat being rectangular and having a female receptacle and a knob for control of current to the heating element of the upper cooking plate.

7. The remote control cooking apparatus with stackable cookers as set forth in claim 2 wherein the dome cover having a handle.

8. The remote control cooking apparatus with stackable cookers as set forth in claim 2 wherein the rheostat having a rectangular housing unit with the male prongs extending upwardly therefrom and the female receptacle at an end opposite the male prongs, and the male prongs of one of the cookers coupling with the female receptacle of another of the cookers when each of the cookers are seated one on top of another.

9. The remote control cooking apparatus with stackable cookers as set forth in claim 2 wherein a decoder device being attached to the rheostat timer and capable of receiving a coded signal from a transmitter in communication with a telephone to activate the rheostat timer of the base which in-turn allows current to flow to the top rheostat and each rheostat of the three cylindrical cookers when in a stacked position to cook food positioned in the base, on the top cylindrical cooker and on the three cylindrical cookers.